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Old 10-07-2019, 10:35 PM   #564
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Re: Working Man's Burbon
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Nice install on the seat! Looks eerily familiar.
Until you look under the hood. No big block here.
And thanks for the complement.


And after bunch of Imagineering I failed to come up with a better alternative to mount the air tank than bolting to the bottom of the floor. I did manage to find these large headed carriage bolts with nice flat heads. (Photo #1)

With things pretty much together I went out for a test ride. First thing I noticed was as I walked around the truck with it idling was that it seemed really quiet. I thought maybe since it had been a couple of weeks since I had driven it it was just me, but when I got back the girlfriend commented on how it sounded quieter than it was. Maybe it was all those bolts rattling before.

The next thing was just driving at 15 mph the truck feels much smoother than before. The new shocks and mounts really are noticeable at highway speeds. And it is nice not to be hearing that old track bar rattling.

I had thought that there would be a noticeable reduction in highway speed noise but that doesn't seem to be the case. Although it was nice today and I had the windows down, mostly to keep from being overcome by fumes as some of the sealer is still gassing off. Maybe when the windows are up I may notice some reduction.

Another noticeable change is that the body seems to rock side to side more than before. It may be the shocks but, the new floor may have stiffened the body so it isn't flexing anymore.

The one failure of the project is the new compressor mount. When the tank is near empty the compressor is definitely louder than it was before and about the same when the pressure is at the turn on point of the pressure switch. I also failed to cure my air leak on the tank side of the distribution valves. So more work to do.


I would also like to thank the folks involved with these two threads. They were very helpful with my little project.



http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=213960

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=fold+flat
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